Author: Christian G. SamitoPublisher: SIU PressISBN: 0809334240Size: 75.38 MBFormat: PDF, ePubView: 102DownloadRead Online
This book examines how Lincoln's opposition to amending the Constitution evolved during his political career, shaped his policies leading up to his election as president, and culminated in his support for the Thirteenth Amendment in 1864-65 ...

Author: Harold HolzerPublisher: SIU PressISBN: 0809334011Size: 27.25 MBFormat: PDF, ePubView: 3358DownloadRead Online
In this illumi nating collection, prominent historians of nineteenth-century America offer insightful overviews of the individuals, events, and issues that together made 1865 one of the most momentous years in American history.

Author: Harold HolzerPublisher: SIU PressISBN: 0809332477Size: 34.30 MBFormat: PDF, DocsView: 3271DownloadRead Online
The ten essays in this book explore the year’s important events and developments, including the response to the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation; the battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg, and other less-well-known confrontations; ...

Author: Richard W. EtulainPublisher: SIU PressISBN: 0809385589Size: 60.50 MBFormat: PDF, ePub, MobiView: 1317DownloadRead Online
This first-ever volume to comprehensively explore President Abraham Lincoln’s ties to the American West brings together a variety of scholars and experts who offer a fascinating look at the sixteenth president’s lasting legacy in the ...